# Jeff Kahn

> Jeff Kahn is the co-founder and CEO of Rise Science, the company behind the RISE energy-management app. A Northwestern-trained engineer who turned his own student exhaustion into a research program, Kahn co-published early work on how technology can improve sleep behavior and ran what the company calls the largest study of sleep's impact on real-world job performance across the NFL and Fortune 500 sales teams. He and co-founder Leon Sasson were named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and RISE has surpassed 1 million downloads.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Rise Science
- **Organizations:** Rise Science, Forbes Technology Council
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Health Systems Engineering, Northwestern University, MS, Engineering Design and Innovation, Northwestern University (McCormick / Segal Design Institute)
- **Known for:** Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list (with co-founder Leon Sasson)., Co-published early research on how technology can improve sleep behaviors., Led what Rise Science describes as the largest known study on how sleep impacts real-world job performance across the NFL and sales teams.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Earns BS in Health Systems Engineering from Northwestern University.
- **2015** — Co-founds Rise Science with Leon Sasson; completes MS in Engineering Design and Innovation.
- **2015-2019** — Works with pro and collegiate teams across the NFL, MLB, NBA, MLS and NCAAF to improve sleep and performance.
- **2020** — Launches the consumer RISE app to the public; downloads later surpass 1 million.
- **2021** — Closes Series A funding round; total funding reaches $15.5M.

## Achievements

- Named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list (with co-founder Leon Sasson).
- Co-published early research on how technology can improve sleep behaviors.
- Led what Rise Science describes as the largest known study on how sleep impacts real-world job performance across the NFL and sales teams.
- Built RISE into a consumer app surpassing 1 million downloads.
- Work and research featured in The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, and on ESPN, NBC, CBS and Fox Sports.

## Latest updates

- **2021-06** — Rise Science closed a Series A round, bringing total funding to $15.5 million.
- **2020-07** — RISE launched publicly and went on to surpass 1 million downloads.

## Links

- Website: https://www.risescience.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmkahn
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jfkahn
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO9vxRo3UY4

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Last updated: 2026-07-01